Burmilla Cat
The accidental beauty — a love affair between a Burmese and a Chinchilla Persian that created a silver-shaded masterpiece. That shimmering silver-white undercoat tipped with color, those green eyes with dark "eyeliner." Complete guide: the breed born because a cleaner left a door open in 1981, and the stunning kittens that resulted.
📋 Breed Overview
📖 About the Burmilla
The Burmilla was created by accident in 1981 in the UK — a cleaner left a door open between a male Chinchilla Persian and a female Burmese. The kittens were so stunning — silver-shaded coats with Burmese personality — that Baroness Miranda von Kirchberg developed them as a new breed. The name combines "Burmese" and "Chinchilla." GCCF recognized in 1997, CFA in 2014. Silver-tipped shaded coat with dark "eyeliner" is the breed signature. PKD DNA test mandatory (from Persian ancestry). GM2 gangliosidosis possible (from Burmese ancestry).